Diana Gunner , BACP

Diana Gunner is a counsellor who helps people take the first steps when life feels overwhelming. She has four years of practice and holds BACP registration, and she focuses on clear, practical support for worries such as anxiety, stress, trauma and grief. Diana aims to make it easier to say what matters and to find manageable ways forward.

She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk about difficult experiences. Sessions are shaped around the person in front of her, so people decide what to bring and how to work together. Diana uses a mix of approaches to suit each situation rather than a single fixed plan.

Her background includes work with loss, infertility and menopause as well as a wide range of concerns like eating issues, relationship strain, ADHD and coping with life changes. She pays attention to attachment and abandonment themes and to how past experiences can affect present feelings.

Diana often combines client-centred listening with psychodynamic reflection to look at patterns, and she uses solution-focused techniques when people want practical steps and short-term goals. Sessions can therefore include careful listening, exploration of personal history, and concrete coping strategies.

Sessions are typically short term and tailored to what a person needs at the time. Diana aims to help people make clearer choices, manage difficult emotions, and find ways to move forward at a pace that suits them.

How Diana's approaches work in online counselling

Diana uses client-centred therapy to prioritise what matters most to the person in front of her. That approach means she listens without judgement, follows the client's lead, and helps people find their own answers. It is useful for people who need a compassionate space to make sense of difficult feelings.

She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat in relationships and emotions. This helps when past experiences seem to shape current reactions, and it can bring useful insight alongside practical coping techniques.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Diana will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences. Together they choose whether to focus more on listening and exploration or on setting concrete short-term steps, so the work feels collaborative and tailored.

Online sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different lives. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suits brief check-ins or moments when typing feels simpler. These options make it easier to access regular support, fit sessions around work or family, and keep momentum between meetings.